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SLOWINGTHERACINGMIND My Mom and the Beach Boys
How is it possible that watching the Grammy Award show can make someone cry? Well, if one of the performances makes you think of someone who is no longer with you by stirring up a good memory, then yo...
Posted on 2/13/12 at 5:30 AM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Remembering the dead
By the time the Civil War ended in 1865, the United States had sustained severe casualties, with the total number of dead soldiers estimated at 620,000. It has been our deadliest war, pitting family ...
Posted on 5/26/11 at 11:00 PM
Judge’s order gives two taxpayers partial victory in suit against Yellow Medicine East
GRANITE FALLS — A district judge’s order gives a partial victory to two taxpayers challenging how the Yellow Medicine East school district financed over $10 million worth of improvements to its high school and elementary schools in Granite Falls.
By Tom Cherveny , January 24, 2012
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Commentary: Snapshot of a new conflict of civil rights and protection 
LOS ANGELES — Shawn Nee, 35, works in television but hopes to publish a book of photographs. Shane Quentin, 31, repairs bicycles but enjoys photographing industrial scenes at night. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department probably wishes both would find other hobbies. Herewith is a story of today's inevitable friction between people exercising, and others protecting, freedom.
January 18, 2012
Library exhibit in Willmar, Minn., invites discussion on Lincoln, Civil War
The Gettysburg Address is less than 300 words in length. It can be recited in under two minutes. But Abraham Lincoln was wrong when he said in his speech that “the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.”
In fact, it’s one of the most famous speeches in history, given to remember the 50,000 American soldiers who lost their lives at the Battle of Gettysburg. Last year marked the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, and to observe the sesquicentennial, the Willmar Public Library is hosting an Abraham Lincoln and Civil War exhibit now through Feb. 17.
By Ashley White , January 12, 2012
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Civil War history comes to life in Willmar, Minn., Saturday
One hundred and 50 years after the start of the American Civil War, there is still a strong respect for the veterans who fought in the long, bloody battle and a fascination about the people, life, culture and hardships of that period in American history.
By Carolyn Lange , September 22, 2011
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Court dismisses suit over Hawk Creek bridges
MONTEVIDEO — A district judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit by Lone Tree Township landowners in Chippewa County challenging a decision by the Joint Ditch Authority for Hawk Creek to replace two, timber-frame bridges with culverts, rather than open span bridges.
By Tom Cherveny , August 27, 2011
Civil Air Patrol members from Willmar, Minn., traveling to Hutchinson after local squadron deactivates
WILLMAR — After facing deactivation in November 2010, the Willmar Civil Air Patrol squadron had a choice to make: either find a new squadron or stop serving.
By TJ Jerke , July 05, 2011
Trial to be set in case against western Minn. school district's financing of building improvements
GRANITE FALLS — As contractors work to complete the final leg of more than $10 million in improvements before the start of school, litigation over how the Yellow Medicine East School District is financing nearly one-third of the project is headed to trial.
By Tom Cherveny , July 01, 2011
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Civil War replica cannons showcased
Elrosa man’s passion will be showcased Saturday at Paynesville (Minn.) Area Historical Museum
By T.J. Jerke , May 19, 2011
Jackpot Junction to pay civil fine over failure to file accurate, timely reports
MORTON — The Lower Sioux Community, doing business as Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel, has agreed to pay a civil penalty as assessed by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury, according to a news release from the community and the U.S. Treasury.
By Tom Cherveny , May 07, 2011
Minn gov starts Civil War Commemoration task force
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton has set up a Civil War Commemoration Task Force.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , April 10, 2011
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Tribune editorial: The Civil War did change our state
Exactly 150 years ago Tuesday — on April 12, 1861 — Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter in South Carolina. This war, that began 1,422 miles from Willmar, also changed the future of west central Minnesota and the rest of the state.
By West Central Tribune , April 09, 2011
Lawsuit against YME on its way to trial
OLIVIA — A lawsuit by two taxpayers against the Yellow Medicine East School District is headed to trial, with the potential for what their attorney termed a “train wreck’’ should they prevail.
By Tom Cherveny , January 21, 2011
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In wake of shootings, Dr. King is never more important
ATLANTA — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy as a preacher of peace and tolerance was lauded Monday as Americans marked his memorial day just over a week after the shootings in Arizona that killed 6 people and seriously wounded a congresswoman.
By Errin Haines , January 18, 2011
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Civil War message opened, decoded: No help coming for Vicksburg
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A glass vial stopped with a cork during the Civil War has been opened, revealing a coded message to the desperate Confederate commander in Vicksburg on the day the Mississippi city fell to Union forces 147 years ago.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , December 25, 2010
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